Girl of 2 Rescued From Deep Hole in Iowa Site
A two year old girl was safely pulled from a construction shaft at a work site after hours of frantic digging. Rescue teams used a angled tunnel to reach her, she cried but was unharmed and returned home with her family. The incident recalled a famous 1940s well rescue in San Marino.
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Calif
Jose Hernandez
Alycia
San Marino
Kathy Fiscus
Kathy
Secon
Los Angeles
Resseu
Parsuel
Soviet Asks Punishment Of Bombers
The Sove t Union lodges a resolute protest after a bombing near a Soviet embassy in Washington. Tass cites U S authorities as conniving with Zionist elements and demands punishment for attackers, compensation for damage, and security measures for Soviet offices in the U S The blast caused no casualties and an apology from the State Department is noted Continued coverage on page 2.
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Soviet Union
U. S. State Department
Washington
Alycia
Kremlin
U. S
Tass
State Department
Brazil Frees 70 Prisoners for Swiss Ambassador Swap
Brazilian officials say 70 political prisoners will be released and flown to asylum in Algeria Mexico or Chile in exchange for the kidnapping of Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Bucher. A decree bans the prisoners from Brazilian territory as urban guerrillas threatened to kill the envoy. The government refused other ransom demands and rejected several names from earlier lists.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Giovanni Bucher
Algeria
Mexico
Chile
Bucher
Driverless Car Keeps Circling Blocks Traffic in Clayton
In Clayton California a driverless car circling at 20 mph blocked the town’s main street for 45 minutes. Cora Hathcack, 42, left the car running to warm it up and it slipped into reverse striking a parked pickup repeatedly. Patrolman James Learn said officers tried to stop it with objects. a spare key finally halted the vehicle after a chaotic orbit.
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Clayton
Calif
Cora Hathcack
James Learn
Brandt to Visit U.S. for Talks
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt will fly to Washington for talks with U.S. government officials probably in the first half of the year, a government spokesman said Saturday in Stuttgart.
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Stuttgart
Willy Brandt
Washington
U.S
Tough GI Promotion Policy Set
FORT DIX N J AP the army has instituted a tough new policy under which GIs from privates to non coms must earn their stripes within certain periods or be mustered out Major Gen How ard Cooksey said Saturday The policy applies throughout the army designed to avoid stagnation and promote an all volunteer force by eliminating promotion bottlenecks and dead wood Enlisted men have three years to reach private first class 12 years to reach sergeant and a maximum of 34 years to rise to sergeant major A private may reach private first class in less than a year but must still meet the three year limit If promoted to corporal in four years a GI who is busted to private first class must regain the stripe in four years or be discharged The policy which has been in effect about a month is similar to one for officers and aims to curb occupation of a rank slot by ambitious waiters Officials noted that field commanders could bar reenlistment of some GIs even if they met the time limits, removing the crutch of security while in service
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Fort DIX
N. J
Howard Cooksey
Cooksey
Army
Paul Teehan
Post Information Officer
Teehan
Teehya
U S to Withdraw 20000 Saigon District GIs in Four Months
AP reports the United States will pull back 20,000 combat troops from the Saigon region over the next four months and deactivate a major tactical headquarters. One brigade will remain by May for security of U.S. installations while helicopters are transferred to South Vietnamese forces.
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U.S
South Vietnam
New Zealand
Sazg
U.S. First Air Cavalry Division
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25Th Infantry Division
First Air Cavalry Division
Charge Mis Matches By Computer Cupids
New York AP reports a public hearing led by State Ally General Louis Lefkowitz about computer dating firms. Dozens claimed they paid hundreds for matches that failed to meet expectations with services marketing promises versus real outcomes.
Attack on North Vietnam Missile Site Stirs Brief Raid
A U S. tightens defense after an anti aircraft missile site in North Vietnam was attacked Friday near the Mu Gia Pass about 70 miles northwest of the Demilitarized Zone. B 52s piloted by US forces raided supply routes in Laos with F 105 aircraft providing Shrike missiles. One F 105 crossed into North Vietnam and fired two Shrike missiles at the site. No missiles were reported fired and no damage to US aircraft was confirmed. Spokesmen did not know the results of the strike.
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Defense
Laird
U.S
Suunday
Devilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Controversial Plane Missing in Fort Worth Area
AP reports a B-ULA fighter bomber from a controversial series is missing and presumed down near Fort Worth. Sixteen similar aircraft have crashed before. Two air force officers flew the FR-ULA from the General Dynamics plant on a routine acceptance flight and did not return. General Dynamics did not comment on trouble with the plane.
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Fort Wortil
Air Force
General Dynamics
Amish Win Decision in Wisconsin School Case
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Amish children exempt from compulsory two year high school attendance on religious grounds. Justices uphold lower court convictions of three New Glarus fathers who refused enrollment and note strong Amish objections to public secondary schools.
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Madison
UPI
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jonas Yoder
Adin Yulzyl
Wallace Miller
New Glarus
Wis
Circuit
State Supreme Court
Harold Hallows
Manila
Mindanay Island
Tigan
Liner Antilles Grounding Triggers Global Rescue At Sea
In the Caribbean the luxury French liner Antilles ran aground near King Mustique Island on Friday night, bursting into flames. Survivors were rescued by Queen Elizabeth and other vessels, with reports of 501 aboard rescued and 49 remaining on Mystique. The ship valued at 14.4 million dollars was deemed a total loss, while fuel spills and ongoing fires hampered firefighting efforts.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Antilles
Anay
King Mustique Islang
Caribbean
Mustique
U.S. Coast Guard
Joy Sprott
Mustique Houses
Fingle
Chuckle Driver Gives Eroded Bus Riddle
A bus caption shows a humor line about shaving each other to the rear, attributed to a driver as a joke. The quirky phrase appears amid aging print and credits indicate copyright.
Praise After Harassment for White Girl in Florida
Mary Perkins a sixth grader in Sweetwater spent her Christmas fund to aid four Black children evicted before Christmas. After readers learned of the act a wave of praise followed, though she faced taunts from white teens. Police filed charges against some harassers as the town vows to heal.
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Sweetwater
Fla
Upl
Mary Perkins
Mary
Isabel Perkins
Miamy
South Florida
Everglades
Miami
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